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The Explorers Podcast

A podcast about the greatest explorers in history.

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Hernán Cortés and the Conquest of Mexico - Part 2

Hernán Cortés and the Conquest of Mexico - Part 2

Hernán Cortés forges an alliance with a discontented people, and establishes the first European settlement in New Spain ... Read more

27 Jan 2020

37mins

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Lewis and Clark and the Corps of Discovery - Part 1/8

Lewis and Clark and the Corps of Discovery - Part 1/8

In Part 1 of our series, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark prepare to lead the Corps of Discovery west in an attempt to... Read more

12 Jun 2018

53mins

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The Burke and Wills Expedition - Part 1 - Australia, the Royal Society of Victoria and Robert Burke

The Burke and Wills Expedition - Part 1 - Australia, the Royal Society of Victoria and Robert Burke

The first episode in the Burke and Wills Expedition series provides background to the endeavor - which was an expedition... Read more

27 Apr 2020

36mins

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Francis Drake - Part 6 - The Spanish Armada and Final Years

Francis Drake - Part 6 - The Spanish Armada and Final Years

The final episode in our series on Francis Drake covers the years of 1581-1595, as Drake leads the fight against Spain, ... Read more

28 Oct 2019

49mins

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Francis Drake - Part 2 - Terror of the Spanish Main

Francis Drake - Part 2 - Terror of the Spanish Main

Francis Drake conducts three expeditions to the Caribbean, becoming the most hated main the Spanish Empire.  Learn more ... Read more

6 Jun 2019

48mins

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Lewis and Clark and the Corps of Discovery - Part 2/8

Lewis and Clark and the Corps of Discovery - Part 2/8

Lewis and Clark head up the Missouri River in the spring of 1804.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/... Read more

24 Jun 2018

39mins

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Francis Drake - Part 3 - The Journey Around the World Begins

Francis Drake - Part 3 - The Journey Around the World Begins

In 1576, Francis Drake begins his circumnavigation of the globe. In this episode, Drake organizes his fleet, and then he... Read more

20 Jun 2019

36mins

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Francisco de Orellana and the Exploration of the Amazon River - Part 1/2

Francisco de Orellana and the Exploration of the Amazon River - Part 1/2

Francisco de Orellana and Gonzalo Pizarro head over the Andes in search of El Dorado - the City of Gold. Instead, they o... Read more

8 May 2017

53mins

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Lewis and Clark and the Corps of Discovery – Part 3/8

Lewis and Clark and the Corps of Discovery – Part 3/8

In the late summer and fall of 1804, Lewis and Clark and the Corps of Discovery head into the lands of the powerful Siou... Read more

15 Aug 2018

44mins

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Christopher Columbus - Part 1/7

Christopher Columbus - Part 1/7

Christopher Columbus tries to secure backing for an expedition to cross the Atlantic in a daring attempt to reach Asia. ... Read more

19 Sep 2017

30mins

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Francis Drake - Part 4 - War in the Pacific

Francis Drake - Part 4 - War in the Pacific

In part 4 in our series, Francis Drake will lead his fleet into the Strait of Magellan. After surviving more than 50 day... Read more

24 Jul 2019

29mins

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Francis Drake - Part 5 - Across the Pacific and Home

Francis Drake - Part 5 - Across the Pacific and Home

Francis Drake and Golden Hind head across the Pacific to the Spice Islands, before rounding the tip of Africa and return... Read more

4 Sep 2019

30mins

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Ferdinand Magellan and the Circumnavigation of the World - Part 3

Ferdinand Magellan and the Circumnavigation of the World - Part 3

Magellan and the Armada de Molucca set sail across the Pacific in search of the Spice Islands Learn more about your ad c... Read more

16 Oct 2016

29mins

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Zebulon Pike - Part 1

Zebulon Pike - Part 1

American explorers, including Zebulon Pike, set out to explore the newly acquired Louisiana Territory Learn more about y... Read more

13 Nov 2016

46mins

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Ferdinand Magellan and the Circumnavigation of the World - Part 4

Ferdinand Magellan and the Circumnavigation of the World - Part 4

Juan Sebastián Elcano takes the reins of the fleet as they try and finish the circumnavigation of the world. Learn more ... Read more

22 Oct 2016

41mins

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Hanno the Navigator

Hanno the Navigator

Between 400-600 BCE, Hanno the Navigator of Carthage, conducted an epic voyage down the west coast of Africa - sailing m... Read more

13 Apr 2020

26mins

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Lewis and Clark and the Corps of Discovery - Part 8/8

Lewis and Clark and the Corps of Discovery - Part 8/8

The Lewis and Clark Expedition is complete, so let's take a look at what happen at what happened with the end of the epi... Read more

22 Apr 2019

1hr 16mins

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Hernán Cortés and the Conquest of Mexico – Part 6

Hernán Cortés and the Conquest of Mexico – Part 6

In the wake of his defeat at Tenochtitlan, Cortés must fend off the Aztecs at the Battle of Otumba. He must then consoli... Read more

15 Mar 2020

30mins

Ranked #19

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Erik the Red and Leif Erikson

Erik the Red and Leif Erikson

The father and son duo of Erik the Red and Leif Erikson found the colony of Greenland, and become the first Europeans to... Read more

1 Dec 2016

38mins

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Francisco de Orellana and the Exploration of the Amazon River - Part 2/2

Francisco de Orellana and the Exploration of the Amazon River - Part 2/2

Francisco de Orellana heads down the Amazon River in a desperate bid to return to civilization. Learn more about your ad... Read more

8 Sep 2017

1hr 16mins

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